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. 1997 Jun;71(6):4187–4192. doi: 10.1128/jvi.71.6.4187-4192.1997

Cell-homologous genes in the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated rhadinovirus human herpesvirus 8: determinants of its pathogenicity?

F Neipel 1, J C Albrecht 1, B Fleckenstein 1
PMCID: PMC191632  PMID: 9151804

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